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. >> today john kerry will go before the senate foreign relations committee, first steps to the state department. outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton who is making headlines this morning after an emotional testimony. joining us now with more on the secretary's appearances. defense and foreign policy rider. he has more than 30 years covering the middle east and all the hot spots. talking about wars assassinations and diplomatic security. welcome to the broadcast. thanks for joining us. first, i hate to use that wordy motion al because the secretary happens to be a woman and that's the first thing that some might go to. you wouldn't use that word for a man. to be quite frank she did let her emotions fly at one point getting very upset. when she had to stand there and receive the bodies. how would you characterize her appearance yesterday? >> she did get emotional because she knew chris stevens, the ambassador who got killed. he was quite an impressive diplomate. spoke fluent arabic. being a u.s. diplomate in hot zones involves danger. and there's a risk that one takes. probably
. >> today john kerry will go before the senate foreign relations committee, first steps to the state department. outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton who is making headlines this morning after an emotional testimony. joining us now with more on the secretary's appearances. defense and foreign policy rider. he has more than 30 years covering the middle east and all the hot spots. talking about wars assassinations and diplomatic security. welcome to the broadcast. thanks for joining...
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john kerry will face the senate foreigns relation committee. the president picked massachusetts senator to replace the retiring hillary clinton as the nation's top diplomate. kerry will likely cruise through an easy confirmation. >> it was emotional, blunt and sometimes heated testimony as secretary of state hillary clinton answered questions about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. accused the white house of fwlaming the attack on an offensive video. >> the fact is we had four dead americans was it because of a protest or guys out for a walk and decided they'd kill americans? what difference at this point does it make? it is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator. honestly, i will do my best to answer your questions about this. the fact is people were trying in real time to get to the best information. >> the secretary of state was also questioned about requests for beefed up security from ambassador chris stevens. she said she never read them. if he were
john kerry will face the senate foreigns relation committee. the president picked massachusetts senator to replace the retiring hillary clinton as the nation's top diplomate. kerry will likely cruise through an easy confirmation. >> it was emotional, blunt and sometimes heated testimony as secretary of state hillary clinton answered questions about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. accused the white house of fwlaming the attack on an offensive video. >> the fact...
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making headlines, smooth sailing for senator john kerry. the president's pick for next secretary of state picked up pledges of support from his fellow lawmakers yesterday during his first day of confirmation hearings. a full senate vote will likely take place tuesday. but first, monday, the senate is set to vote on a $50 billion relief bill to help survivors of superstorm sandy. the house passed it last week, and president obama has promised to sign it if it makes it to his desk. >>> the senate has also voted to crack down on filibusters, somewhat. outnumbered lawmakers can still use the procedure to collect 60 votes to begin debate on a bill. but the bill passed yesterday limits the number of times it can be used. lawmakers hope the deal cuts down on congressional gridlock. >>> about 7:18 now on this friday morning. coming up a little later, the super bowl is a family affair for jim and john harbaugh. so who are the coaches' parents rooting for? interesting dilemma to be in, right? historical dilemma. dave ross and wisdom martin debate tha
making headlines, smooth sailing for senator john kerry. the president's pick for next secretary of state picked up pledges of support from his fellow lawmakers yesterday during his first day of confirmation hearings. a full senate vote will likely take place tuesday. but first, monday, the senate is set to vote on a $50 billion relief bill to help survivors of superstorm sandy. the house passed it last week, and president obama has promised to sign it if it makes it to his desk. >>>...
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senator john kerry will sit at the witness table to answer questions from his colleagues. >>> back to the weather issues today, lots of school delays and some closures because of the winter weather. we are running the full list at the bottom of your screen and it is also on myfoxdc.com. >> still snowing out there. with us for a couple more hours. we'll see some afternoon sunshine. i'll have the details on your weather forecast. julie wright has a look at those roadways which are getting to be snow covered coming up right after the break. >>> a live look outside at the roads as they begin to deal with the snow that came down in the early-morning hours. it doesn't look too bad out there right now but never know. if you are out there driving around, be extra careful. you may want it leave a little bit early. you got to get that stuff off the windshield and deal with the slick roads, snow plows. >> i saw a couple of trucks out there too. >> make sure you have the windshield wiper fluid. >> mine is not working. i promise you the other day it was working and it was fine. i thought i cleared
senator john kerry will sit at the witness table to answer questions from his colleagues. >>> back to the weather issues today, lots of school delays and some closures because of the winter weather. we are running the full list at the bottom of your screen and it is also on myfoxdc.com. >> still snowing out there. with us for a couple more hours. we'll see some afternoon sunshine. i'll have the details on your weather forecast. julie wright has a look at those roadways which are...
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we spoke briefly with new freshman senator gym kerry. he is going to be amongst the crowd with his wife. none of these chairs were here two hours only. only started putting them out at about 5:00 this morning. probably because they wanted to make sure any weather concerns did not cause any problems as far as getting all that out. you can see the staff is businessly making their way around this area trying to make sure everything corresponds to where it is supposed to be. there's one thing about this inauguration it is timed to the second and everything you see here today is not going to be an accident. inaugurals are preplanned weeks and months in advance. we are going to see the execution today for a plan in the works for many, many weeks over the past couple months. send it back to you tony and allison. >> thank you very much. >> really in some respects this day is starting off pretty routine for the first family, they are waking up in the white house and already learned the ins and outs of living in the executive mansion now for the p
we spoke briefly with new freshman senator gym kerry. he is going to be amongst the crowd with his wife. none of these chairs were here two hours only. only started putting them out at about 5:00 this morning. probably because they wanted to make sure any weather concerns did not cause any problems as far as getting all that out. you can see the staff is businessly making their way around this area trying to make sure everything corresponds to where it is supposed to be. there's one thing about...
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senate foreign relations committee will hold a confirmation hearing for secretary of state nominee john kerry. that starts at 10:00 a.m. on friday, january 25th, georgetown public policy institute holds a conference on at-risk children, youth and system reform. it will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the georgetown university conference center here in washington. that's your capital rundown for the week of january 21, 2013. you'll find us on myfoxdc.com and on twitter hashtag capitalrundown. i'm tom fitzgerald, see you next week. >>> can i do a quick shout out? >> yeah. >> this won't be quick. sarah sent in this picture last week, and has been calling me every day. this is sarah's mom, and aunt. they are twins. this picture is so -- isn't this a joyful picture? >> i've seen this on your desk. >> they are twins. their birthday is on january 20th. i knew we'd be way too busy on the 20th, inauguration day, to show it. sarah, you're a lovely young woman. she says, i want you to shout it on tv. she sent this picture in. we want to wish your mom and aunt a happy birthday. may you always have years of smile
senate foreign relations committee will hold a confirmation hearing for secretary of state nominee john kerry. that starts at 10:00 a.m. on friday, january 25th, georgetown public policy institute holds a conference on at-risk children, youth and system reform. it will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the georgetown university conference center here in washington. that's your capital rundown for the week of january 21, 2013. you'll find us on myfoxdc.com and on twitter hashtag capitalrundown. i'm tom...
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it is expected to be smooth sailing for senator john kerry. a lot of republicans support the president's pick to be the next secretary of state. >>> still ahead, another check of the roads on this snowy morning. >> does how much sleep you get affect your performance on the job. what some companies are doing to make sure you get a better night's sleep, coming up [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot, even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely... looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. >>> pack now on fox 5 morning news. you are helping us to tell the story of the morning snow. picture you see here is snow in swan point, maryland down in charles county. it was posted by
it is expected to be smooth sailing for senator john kerry. a lot of republicans support the president's pick to be the next secretary of state. >>> still ahead, another check of the roads on this snowy morning. >> does how much sleep you get affect your performance on the job. what some companies are doing to make sure you get a better night's sleep, coming up [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some...